Hendrie won't leave radio. (Media).Despite signing a deal with NBC Studios
NBC Studios to develop a primetime television series, Phil Hendrie Philip Stephen Hendrie (Born September 1, 1952) is best known as the host of The Phil Hendrie Show, a comedy talk radio program that was syndicated throughout North America on Premiere Radio Networks and on XM Satellite Radio. said last week he has no plans to stop doing his L.A.-based radio show, known for the large cast of characters played by the host himself. "The Phil Hendrie Show," syndicated on 89 radio stations through Premiere Radio Networks Premiere Radio Networks is a radio syndication and preparation company based in the United States. It is currently the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming. of Sherman Oaks, airs locally on KFI-AM (640). "My livelihood is radio. Television is not my choice as a career' Hendrie said. The talk show host said he accepted NBC's offer because the company was the first to "actually have an idea." NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. asked him to write a script for a show that gives Hendrie a chance to do what he enjoys -- develop characters. In announcing the deal earlier this month, NBC Studios President Ted Harbert Ted Harbert was in charge of programming for ABC for several years in the 1990's. He held a similar position for E! Entertainment Television and Style Network until mid-October 2006, when he got promoted to the newly created position of CEO at the Comcast Entertainment described the talk-show host as "a genius when it comes to creating characters." Hendrie said he would work with a television writer to create a comedy series. He did not know when the pilot might be developed. This is not Hendrie's first brush with television. He appeared in the pilot for a show called "North Hollywood" that never made it to air. |
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